LBPD spends more time and money racially profiling folks in North and
Central (these two geographic locations are there by example, they could
also be District 8 & 9) Long Beach than they spend actually
protecting the community. Most of this profiling is conducted via
traffic stops. These stops do not make the community safer, and they
mean the LBPD spends less time responding to calls for service.
The Context
Low-income, BIPOC areas of LB have been disproportionately
impacted by policing and have historically had the fewest resources for
other services.
Inequities in LBPD’s practices call for investments in
alternatives.
The Data
LBPD spends most of their time racially profiling communities
Most time is sent on officer-initiated stops, not responding to
calls for service
Stops disproportionately impact people of color across the city
Stops are made based on racial profiling not risk for crime
Stops are concentrated in lower-income, BIPOC communities of Long
Beach, perpetuating inequities.
There is a higher rate of stops in
northern and central Long Beach.
More hours are spent on policing in these communities that have
fewer resources.
Stops detract from safety for our communities.
Traffic stops do not correlate to safer streets with fewer
injuries.
Traffic stops translate to unnecessary actions by officers that harm
BIPOC communities.
The Solution
The Takeaway